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<h2>Meniscus Repair Methods</h2>

<h3>Description</h3>

<p>Comparing meniscus repair methods on cadaver knees
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<h3>Format</h3>

<p>A data frame with 18 observations on the following 4 variables.
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<dt><code>Method</code></dt><dd><p>Meniscus repair method (<code>1</code> = Vertical Suture, <code>2</code> = Meniscus Arrow, <code>3</code> = FasT-Fix)</p>
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<dt><code>FailureLoad</code></dt><dd><p>Load at failure (in Newtons)</p>
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<dt><code>Displacement</code></dt><dd><p>Displacement (in mm)</p>
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<dt><code>Stiffness</code></dt><dd><p>Stiffness (Newtons/mm)</p>
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<h3>Details</h3>

<p>Eighteen, lightly embalmed, cadaveric knee specimens were used in a study to compare three different methods of meniscus repair.  The specimens were randomly assigned to one of the three treatments: vertical suture, meniscus arrow, FasT-Fix.  They were evaluated on three different response variables: load at failure, stiffness, and displacement.
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<h3>Source</h3>

<p>P. Borden, J. Nyland, D.N.M. Caborn, D. Pienkowski (2003), &quot;Biomechanical Comparison of the FasT-Fix Meniscal Repair Suture System with Vertical Mattress Sutures and Meniscus Arrows,&quot; The American Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 31, #3, pp. 374-378
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<p>Dataset downloaded from http://www.stat.ufl.edu/~winner/data/meniscus.txt
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